Jim Crow laws, in U.S. history, statutes enacted by Southern states and municipalities, beginning in the 1880s, that legalized segregation between blacks and whites. The name is believed to be derived from a character in a popular minstrel song. From the 1880s into the 1960s, a majority of American states enforced segregation through "Jim Crow" laws (so called after a black character in minstrel shows). From Delaware to California, and from North Dakota to Texas, many states (and cities, too) could impose legal punishments on people for consorting with members of another race. The most common types of laws forbade intermarriage and ordered business owners and public institutions to keep their black and white clientele separated
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What tactic did senators use to block passage of the civil rights act of 1964 for more than two months
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filibusters
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What happened to medgar evers after he helped James meredith integrate the university of Mississippi
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Evers was assassinated
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Why was there tension between the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and other civil rights groups behind the scenes
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The SNCC wanted the marchers to be more aggressive in their
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Why did the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and other civil rights groups target Birmingham for demonstrations
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Birmingham was considered the most segregated city in
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What were the overall finding of the Kerner Commission regarding racial violence that plagued American cities in the mid 1960s
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The commission found that racial discrimination was the cause of
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What were jim crow laws
Jim Crow laws, in U.S. history, statutes enacted by Southern states and municipalities, beginning in the 1880s, that legalized segregation between blacks and whites. The name is believed to be derived from a character in a popular minstrel song. From the 1880s into the 1960s, a majority of American states enforced segregation through "Jim Crow" laws (so called after a black character in minstrel shows). From Delaware to California, and from North Dakota to Texas, many states (and cities, too) could impose legal punishments on people for consorting with members of another race. The most common types of laws forbade intermarriage and ordered business owners and public institutions to keep their black and white clientele separated
What tactic did senators use to block passage of the civil rights act of 1964 for more than two months
filibusters
What happened to medgar evers after he helped James meredith integrate the university of Mississippi
Evers was assassinated
Why was there tension between the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and other civil rights groups behind the scenes
The SNCC wanted the marchers to be more aggressive in their
demands.
(Nova Net)
Why did the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and other civil rights groups target Birmingham for demonstrations
Birmingham was considered the most segregated city in
america.
What were the overall finding of the Kerner Commission regarding racial violence that plagued American cities in the mid 1960s
The commission found that racial discrimination was the cause of
violence